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John Appleby

John Appleby

Musings on the Apple MacBook

I recently had to travel, on vacation, and had a total of 8 flights in a week. Also had a little work to do but didn’t want to lug around…

Apr 21, 2019

Musings on the Apple MacBook

Apr 21, 2019

John Appleby

Why multi-city trips are so exhausting

In consulting, we often travel to customers during the week. Many of my team fly to a customer on Monday morning, and fly out on Thursday…

Apr 24, 2016

Apr 24, 2016

John Appleby

How I keep 80% of email out my Inbox, and the power of CC

I have a love-hate relationship with email. On the one hand, it has transformed the way I worked — even lived — over the last 20 years, and…

Mar 20, 2016

Mar 20, 2016

John Appleby

A brief history of chat… and why I love Slack

I first encountered Internet chat in 1991. My friend Jason had scored a 300 baud modem and we hooked up his Acorn Archimedes to the phone…

Mar 13, 2016

Mar 13, 2016

John Appleby

Ditch your full size rollaboard and downsize your luggage

I was traveling a multi-city trip with a colleague this past week, and he was carrying a full size carry on, and a rolling laptop bag.

Jan 24, 2016

Jan 24, 2016

John Appleby

British Airways 787–800 Dreamliner… or Nightmareliner?

My job takes me to flying quite a lot: well over 100 flights last year, and a typical week has 3–5 hops of 2–5 hours each. It’s not…

Jan 10, 2016

Jan 10, 2016

John Appleby

Why I work through the holiday period

I have worked through the holiday period since I can remember. For the last week, my entire team was on vacation and yet I was still…

Jan 2, 2016

Jan 2, 2016

John Appleby

In 2016, my goal is to suck a little less…

As the sun sets on 2015, many of us have a few quiet moments where we reflect on the year that passed and project on the year ahead.

Dec 31, 2015

In 2016, my goal is to suck a little less…

Dec 31, 2015

John Appleby

More tips for full time travelers

I just read Sameer Patel’s advice for folks who spend too much time on the road. He has some great advice, and interestingly some advice…

Dec 26, 2015

Dec 26, 2015

John Appleby

We spend our lives in a bewildering mix of technology, belongings and capitalism.

I came home to wrap some Christmas gifts and found that my wife had laid out a new Sellotape dispenser.

Dec 24, 2015

We spend our lives in a bewildering mix of technology, belongings and capitalism.

Dec 24, 2015

John Appleby

John Appleby

GM at @BluefinSolution US. Writer, Builder, Englishman, Foodie, #saphana. SAP HANA Digital Transformation for Fortune 500.

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